America in 1917 was a nation in the throes of wartime mobilization. The initial unpopular nature of the war, the threat of draft resistance, and the diversity of the United States transformed World War I into a “War for the American Mind.”
The great American poet wrote beautifully yet believed in the inevitability of violence. His poems offer perspectives worth considering.
President Wilson established the Committee on Public Information (CPI) soon after America’s declaration of war. This independent agency would be solely responsible for interpreting and creating messages about the home front and the war.
A pioneering American sculptor and a leading surgeon used their expertise to transform the men who had become victims on the frontline.
On October 25, 2021, a U.S. Marine salutes the commemorative [...]
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